TractorLarry
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Ok, big tractors mean big yards (except in my silly case), and big yards usually mean big fences.
So this seemed like a good place to ask for some Fencing advice
Anyone here have experience with TREX Fencing or Decking?
As part of my Re-Fi, I'm taking out enough to have my Fence replaced.
My two options are replacing it with the same Pressure-Treated Lumber, or using TREX, which is a composite made of Plastic and Wood.
Being fairly new, and this being a substantial investment (around $8000 for Wood, $11000 for TREX), I need to make sure I make the right decision here.
The current pressure-treated lumber fence is 17 years old. It was 2 years old when I bought the house in 1992.
Now it looks like this:
Now, the color aging isn't what concerns me. That's normal, and I could pay a company about $500 to pressure-wash it and it would look pretty good again. Except for the rotted parts, of course, as shown where Comet's feet are.
My main issue is the company that installed it for the previous owner used sub-standard materials and procedures (in my opinion). Non-galvanized nails. VERY poor toe-nailing technique's on the runners, etc...
Every ****** year I have to spend $600 to $1000 having posts replaced because they twisted, and entire sections of the fence have fallen down or are leaning over (I'm talking about the big perimiter fence here).
I'm fed up with it.
TREX is advertised as maintenance free, rot-free, twist-free, etc...
However, I have been reading some issues of black mold spotting, but that's been mainly on Decks, not fences.
TREX:
Trex Seclusions®
Anyone have experience with this stuff? Is it STRONG? Really maintenance free? Downsides?
Thanks
-Larry
So this seemed like a good place to ask for some Fencing advice
Anyone here have experience with TREX Fencing or Decking?
As part of my Re-Fi, I'm taking out enough to have my Fence replaced.
My two options are replacing it with the same Pressure-Treated Lumber, or using TREX, which is a composite made of Plastic and Wood.
Being fairly new, and this being a substantial investment (around $8000 for Wood, $11000 for TREX), I need to make sure I make the right decision here.
The current pressure-treated lumber fence is 17 years old. It was 2 years old when I bought the house in 1992.
Now it looks like this:
Now, the color aging isn't what concerns me. That's normal, and I could pay a company about $500 to pressure-wash it and it would look pretty good again. Except for the rotted parts, of course, as shown where Comet's feet are.
My main issue is the company that installed it for the previous owner used sub-standard materials and procedures (in my opinion). Non-galvanized nails. VERY poor toe-nailing technique's on the runners, etc...
Every ****** year I have to spend $600 to $1000 having posts replaced because they twisted, and entire sections of the fence have fallen down or are leaning over (I'm talking about the big perimiter fence here).
I'm fed up with it.
TREX is advertised as maintenance free, rot-free, twist-free, etc...
However, I have been reading some issues of black mold spotting, but that's been mainly on Decks, not fences.
TREX:
Trex Seclusions®
Anyone have experience with this stuff? Is it STRONG? Really maintenance free? Downsides?
Thanks
-Larry